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vivere_fw-la dicitur_fw-la priscillianus_n bishop_n of_o abila_n usque_fw-la hodie_fw-la to_o this_o very_a day_n be_v accuse_v by_o some_o of_o the_o gnostick_n heresy_n though_o other_o maintain_v that_o he_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o what_o be_v lay_v to_o his_o charge_n priscillianus_n be_v slay_v by_o maximus_n the_o tyrant_n but_o seven_o year_n before_o st._n jerom_n write_v this_o we_o have_v touch_v upon_o this_o somewhat_o large_o because_o several_a place_n in_o the_o sacred_a historian_n be_v illustrate_v by_o this_o observation_n 8._o likewise_o they_o object_v the_o name_n of_o migdal_n hede_a gen._n 35.21_o that_o be_v the_o tower_n of_o the_o flock_n by_o which_o name_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v mean_v a_o tower_n upon_o one_o of_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v call_v the_o sheep-gate_n but_o this_o be_v uncertain_a however_o if_o we_o may_v believe_v latter_a age_n the_o tower_n of_o the_o flock_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o jerusalem_n consult_v our_o be_v 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be_v turn_v into_o a_o kingly_a government_n now_o moses_n not_o where_o tell_v we_o that_o such_o a_o revelation_n happen_v to_o he_o and_o indeed_o whoever_o will_v read_v over_o the_o nine_o verse_n wherein_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n be_v contain_v will_v soon_o be_v satisfy_v that_o there_o be_v no_o prophecy_n in_o the_o case_n for_o the_o sacred_a historian_n there_o speak_v as_o of_o a_o thing_n past_a and_o go_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o clear_o express_v for_o what_o more_o evident_a testimony_n can_v there_o be_v give_v that_o the_o thing_n be_v already_o past_a than_o these_o phrase_n and_o he_o die_v and_o there_o reign_v in_o his_o stead_n some_o body_n who_o name_n have_v escape_v i_o solve_v it_o another_o way_n for_o he_o humble_o suppose_v that_o these_o king_n reign_v at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o different_a place_n and_o for_o my_o part_n i_o humble_o suppose_v he_o never_o read_v this_o chapter_n his_o head_n be_v certain_o fill_v with_o metaphysical_a contemplation_n to_o deal_v ingenious_o with_o the_o reader_n the_o best_a way_n to_o get_v clear_a of_o this_o difficulty_n will_v be_v to_o own_o frank_o that_o these_o nine_o verse_n from_o v._o 31_o to_o 39_o be_v add_v by_o some_o one_o who_o live_v after_o the_o kingly_a government_n be_v set_v up_o in_o israel_n 10._o some_o have_v object_v that_o canaan_n be_v call_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n chap._n 40.15_o which_o in_o propriety_n of_o speech_n can_v be_v say_v only_o at_o that_o time_n when_o the_o hebrew_n have_v possess_v themselves_o of_o it_o and_o that_o therefore_o the_o sacred_a historian_n who_o be_v late_a than_o moses_n accommodate_v joseph_n way_n of_o speak_v to_o the_o style_n of_o his_o own_o time_n but_o we_o have_v force_n have_v it_o be_v plain_a enough_o say_v our_o author_n upon_o this_o place_n that_o after_o joshua_n have_v lead_v the_o israelite_n into_o canaan_n all_o that_o country_n may_v be_v call_v and_o real_o be_v 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11._o in_o exodus_fw-la chap._n 6._o after_o the_o sacred_a historian_n have_v inform_v we_o of_o aaron_n and_o moses_n pedigree_n he_o thus_o go_v on_o v._o 26._o these_o be_v that_o aaron_n and_o moses_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n say_v bring_v out_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n according_a to_o their_o army_n these_o be_v they_o that_o speak_v to_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n to_o bring_v out_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o egypt_n these_o be_v that_o moses_n and_o aaron_n now_o we_o do_v not_o urge_v the_o three_o person_n here_o say_v some_o which_o it_o be_v plain_a several_a historian_n have_v use_v but_o the_o demonstrative_a pronoun_n that_o and_o they_o which_o moses_n will_v scarce_o make_v use_n of_o while_o he_o be_v alive_a and_o write_v of_o himself_o but_o we_o must_v here_o call_v to_o mind_n that_o moses_n
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to_o a_o land_n inhabit_v they_o do_v eat_v manna_n until_o they_o come_v unto_o the_o border_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o it_o appear_v from_o the_o five_o chapter_n of_o joshua_n that_o manna_n do_v not_o cease_v till_o after_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n to_o this_o some_o answer_n that_o moses_n fore-knew_a as_o be_v evident_a from_o number_n 14.33_o that_o the_o manna_n will_v cease_v after_o the_o end_n of_o forty_o year_n so_o soon_o as_o the_o israelite_n enter_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o this_o be_v here_o relate_v and_o not_o foretell_v and_o therefore_o moses_n use_v the_o preterperfect_a tense_n comederunt_fw-la do_v eat_v for_o which_o reason_n i_o shall_v rather_o choose_v to_o say_v that_o this_o verse_n as_o well_o as_o some_o more_o have_v be_v add_v to_o the_o text_n by_o way_n of_o parenthesis_n occasion_v by_o what_o immediate_o go_v before_o where_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o a_o omer_n full_a of_o manna_n to_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o the_o ark._n 13._o some_o person_n deny_v the_o follow_a verse_n to_o belong_v to_o moses_n but_o a_o omer_n be_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o a_o ephah_n because_o when_o a_o measure_n be_v in_o use_n it_o be_v not_o customary_a to_o define_v it_o and_o therefore_o they_o believe_v that_o after_o the_o hebrew_n be_v scatter_v into_o several_a country_n and_o consequent_o begin_v to_o use_v the_o measure_n of_o other_o nation_n this_o be_v purposely_o write_v that_o they_o may_v understand_v which_o measure_n be_v mean_v in_o this_o history_n the_o same_o be_v observe_v about_o their_o money_n numb_a 3.47_o chap._n 18.16_o but_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o the_o jew_n use_v any_o other_o measure_n in_o palestine_n so_o as_o to_o make_v it_o necessary_a to_o define_v the_o old_a measure_n nor_o do_v a_o ephah_n seem_v to_o be_v better_o know_v than_o a_o omer_n but_o moses_n who_o institute_v the_o jewish_a commonwealth_n may_v design_o give_v a_o short_a description_n of_o the_o coin_n and_o 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kajit_v the_o summer_n from_o kout_v tsaiid_v hunting_n from_o tsoud_a and_o several_a more_o of_o the_o like_a nature_n from_o the_o root_n kanah_n we_o shall_v more_o proper_o deduce_v kanovi_n now_o as_o we_o have_v observe_v if_o we_o be_v mind_v to_o copy_n after_o the_o rabbin_n and_o follow_v their_o conduct_n we_o may_v say_v that_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n be_v not_o the_o first_o since_o moses_n be_v not_o able_a to_o express_v in_o it_o the_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n kain_n we_o may_v gather_v the_o same_o from_o genesis_n chap._n 5._o v._n 29._o where_o the_o father_n of_o noah_n call_v the_o name_n of_o his_o son_n noahh_v say_v he_o will_v comfort_v we_o jenahhamenou_n for_o if_o we_o be_v to_o derive_v the_o name_n of_o this_o restorer_n of_o mankind_n from_o nahham_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v call_v he_o nohhem_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o comforter_n not_o noahh_n which_o can_v be_v deduce_v from_o nothing_o else_o but_o noahh_o quievit_fw-la so_o that_o if_o a_o few_o happy_a etymology_n will_v prove_v the_o antediluvian_n language_n to_o have_v be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o hebrew_n sure_o those_o of_o a_o different_a nature_n will_v demonstrate_v the_o contrary_n but_o since_o both_o these_o proposition_n can_v be_v true_a what_o remain_v but_o that_o we_o shall_v own_v that_o the_o hebrew_n language_n be_v not_o indeed_o the_o first_o but_o the_o offspring_n of_o it_o as_o be_v likewise_o the_o chaldee_n and_o arabic_a and_o that_o some_o remainder_n of_o it_o be_v still_o preserve_v in_o these_o three_o dialect_n true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o original_a of_o the_o name_n of_o tubal_n cain_n which_o be_v neither_o to_o be_v trace_v out_o of_o hebrew_n nor_o chaldee_n be_v plain_o find_v in_o the_o arabic_a as_o we_o have_v show_v at_o the_o three_o they_o three_o
be_v communicate_v to_o he_o by_o god_n nor_o though_o such_o a_o thing_n be_v possible_a yet_o since_o moses_n be_v silent_a in_o the_o matter_n dare_v any_o one_o pretend_v to_o affirm_v it_o as_o a_o undoubted_a truth_n but_o only_o the_o rabbin_n who_o be_v never_o ashamed_a of_o lie_v and_o who_o assertion_n consequent_o be_v not_o much_o to_o be_v regard_v now_o it_o scarce_o seem_v probable_a that_o so_o many_o name_n and_o the_o particular_n of_o so_o many_o year_n can_v be_v hand_v down_o by_o tradition_n it_o be_v much_o more_o probable_a that_o the_o ancient_a patriarch_n leave_v they_o in_o write_v and_o so_o transmit_v they_o to_o their_o posterity_n which_o monument_n come_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n he_o diligent_o copy_v and_o connect_v they_o with_o the_o history_n of_o his_o own_o age_n for_o what_o design_n and_o purpose_n we_o shall_v afterward_o inquire_v now_o what_o sort_n of_o write_n they_o be_v and_o how_o numerous_a only_o those_o person_n can_v inform_v we_o who_o live_v in_o those_o time_n if_o they_o be_v restore_v to_o life_n again_o we_o conjecture_v that_o some_o of_o they_o be_v write_v carminibus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o verse_n of_o the_o same_o termination_n wherein_o we_o shall_v at_o some_o better_a convenience_n show_v the_o poetry_n of_o the_o hebrew_n to_o consist_v habuere_fw-la consist_v lamech_n speech_n gen._n 4.23_o m._n le_fw-fr clerk_n have_v observe_v to_o consist_v of_o word_n of_o the_o same_o termination_n in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o it_o be_v his_o opinion_n that_o moses_n borrow_a abundance_n of_o passage_n from_o ancient_a verse_n in_o which_o antiquity_n use_v to_o preserve_v the_o memory_n of_o all_o remarkable_a transaction_n before_o the_o discovery_n of_o letter_n the_o same_o remark_n he_o make_v upon_o chap._n 7.11_o add_v that_o there_o be_v something_o of_o a_o poetical_a spirit_n in_o the_o latter_a but_o i_o look_v upon_o this_o criticism_n to_o be_v ill_o ground_v for_o why_o may_v not_o such_o a_o passage_n fall_v from_o moses_n unaware_o as_o well_o as_o this_o hexameter_n verse_n from_o tully_n in_o one_o of_o his_o oration_n in_o quâ_fw-la i_o non_fw-la inficior_fw-la mediocriter_fw-la esse_fw-la beside_o who_o will_v conclude_v that_o tacitus_n compile_v his_o history_n out_o of_o poetical_a monument_n because_o he_o begin_v with_o urbem_fw-la roman_n à _fw-la principio_fw-la reges_fw-la habuere_fw-la see_v our_o note_n upon_o chap._n 4.23_o 24._o and_o chap._n 7.11_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o almost_o all_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n preserve_v the_o fragment_n of_o their_o ancient_a history_n in_o verse_n as_o several_a learned_a man_n have_v prove_v and_o it_o appear_v that_o even_o among_o the_o hebrew_n in_o moses_n time_n the_o memory_n of_o great_a action_n be_v celebrate_v in_o verse_n which_o the_o people_n learn_v by_o heart_n as_o the_o song_n of_o moses_n himself_o that_o be_v extant_a both_o in_o exodus_fw-la 15._o and_o deuteronomy_n 32._o demonstrate_v nay_o god_n himself_o command_v the_o latter_a to_o be_v learn_v by_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n as_o we_o find_v in_o deut._n 31.29_o nor_o ought_v any_o one_o to_o wonder_v that_o we_o carry_v the_o beginning_n of_o poetry_n so_o high_a since_o music_n by_o the_o invention_n of_o some_o instrument_n flourish_v even_o before_o the_o deluge_n as_o moses_n express_o tell_v we_o gen._n 4.21_o nay_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o man_n employ_v themselves_o in_o vocal_a music_n before_o they_o think_v of_o the_o instrumental_a but_o though_o some_o few_o memorable_a transaction_n may_v be_v preserve_v in_o verse_n which_o the_o long-lived_a patriarch_n perhaps_o may_v have_v by_o heart_n yet_o a_o chronology_n include_v the_o calculation_n of_o so_o many_o year_n seem_v too_o unruly_a a_o argument_n to_o have_v be_v include_v in_o they_o and_o moses_n make_v mention_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o battle_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o which_o we_o shall_v treat_v when_o we_o come_v to_o number_n 21.14_o the_o second_o sort_n of_o thing_n which_o we_o read_v in_o the_o pentateuch_n it_o be_v evident_a be_v write_v by_o moses_n himself_o first_o god_n command_v he_o to_o write_v the_o law_n and_o moses_n be_v according_o say_v to_o have_v write_v it_o in_o exodus_fw-la 34.27_o god_n after_o he_o have_v repeat_v the_o chief_a precept_n of_o the_o law_n thus_o speak_v to_o moses_n write_v thou_o these_o word_n for_o after_o the_o tenor_n of_o these_o word_n i_o have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o thou_o and_o with_o israel_n but_o in_o exodus_fw-la 24.4_o after_o several_a law_n be_v make_v moses_n be_v say_v to_o have_v write_v all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o frequent_a mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o covenant_n or_o law_n as_o in_o the_o seven_o verse_n of_o the_o same_o chapter_n in_o deuteronomy_n 28.58_o if_o thou_o will_v not_o observe_v say_v moses_n to_o do_v all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n that_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n which_o perhaps_o he_o then_o hold_v in_o his_o hand_n see_v likewise_o v._n 61._o and_o chap._n 29.20_o 27._o where_o the_o curse_n be_v say_v to_o be_v write_v in_o it_o this_o do_v moses_n deliver_v to_o the_o levite_n chap._n 31.9_o and_o command_v it_o v._o 26._o to_o be_v put_v in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o witness_n against_o israel_n mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o same_o book_n as_o if_o it_o comprehend_v all_o the_o divine_a law_n after_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n joshua_n 1.8_o where_o joshua_n be_v command_v by_o god_n not_o to_o suffer_v that_o book_n to_o depart_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n that_o be_v perpetual_o to_o read_v it_o and_o administer_v justice_n to_o the_o people_n out_o of_o the_o law_n deliver_v in_o it_o see_v likewise_o chap._n 8.31_o it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o the_o jew_n by_o the_o word_n thorah_n law_n be_v use_v to_o understand_v the_o whole_a pentateuch_n nevertheless_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o it_o be_v of_o a_o doubtful_a signification_n and_o may_v signify_v more_o or_o few_o law_n so_o joshua_n 8.32_o it_o be_v say_v that_o joshua_n write_v a_o copy_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n upon_o twelve_o stone_n of_o a_o altar_n as_o he_o be_v command_v by_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n see_v deut._n 27.2_o 3._o in_o all_o which_o place_n thorah_n signify_v only_o a_o small_a part_n of_o the_o law_n as_o learned_a man_n have_v observe_v because_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o the_o whole_a five_o book_n of_o moses_n to_o be_v write_v upon_o twelve_o stone_n join_v together_o to_o make_v a_o foursquare_a altar_n but_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o place_n abovementioned_a that_o at_o least_o all_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n be_v write_v by_o moses_n and_o indeed_o so_o many_o troublesome_a law_n can_v not_o be_v remember_v unless_o their_o memory_n be_v refresh_v by_o a_o write_a book_n especial_o when_o they_o begin_v to_o be_v observe_v some_o person_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o only_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o joshua_n and_o the_o above-cited_n place_n of_o deuteronomy_n and_o that_o afterward_o that_o book_n alone_o be_v find_v in_o the_o time_n of_o josiah_n king_n of_o judah_n but_o although_o deuteronomy_n be_v the_o repetition_n of_o the_o law_n yet_o many_o thing_n be_v there_o brief_o handle_v neither_o be_v they_o so_o clear_o describe_v that_o the_o israelite_n who_o be_v none_o of_o the_o acute_a people_n in_o the_o world_n and_o always_o incline_v to_o idolatry_n can_v have_v a_o accurate_a knowledge_n of_o the_o whole_a law_n only_o out_o of_o that_o book_n and_o therefore_o if_o moses_n design_v to_o have_v it_o all_o observe_v as_o no_o body_n question_n but_o he_o do_v he_o ought_v to_o have_v give_v the_o israelite_n a_o large_a exposition_n of_o it_o and_o this_o he_o actual_o perform_v for_o we_o have_v show_v from_o two_o place_n of_o exodus_fw-la that_o the_o law_n which_o we_o see_v there_o be_v write_v by_o he_o and_o not_o deuteronomy_n alone_o the_o book_n in_o which_o he_o write_v they_o be_v call_v the_o book_n of_o the_o covenant_n exod._n 24.7_o which_o after_o he_o have_v solemn_o read_v before_o the_o people_n without_o question_n he_o do_v not_o throw_v it_o away_o since_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o public_a instrument_n wherein_o be_v preserve_v the_o law_n of_o the_o covenant_n make_v with_o god_n beside_o moses_n write_v some_o other_o treatise_n not_o extant_a in_o deuteronomy_n of_o which_o we_o shall_v discourse_v hereafter_o and_o which_o without_o doubt_n he_o bequeath_v to_o posterity_n since_o they_o have_v arrive_v safe_a to_o our_o hand_n therefore_o the_o abovementioned_a conjecture_n that_o only_a deuteronomy_n be_v leave_v we_o by_o moses_n be_v altogether_o groundless_a and_o contrary_a to_o the_o sacred_a
of_o they_o for_o example_n the_o egyptian_n ascribe_v agriculture_n and_o the_o invention_n of_o squeeze_v wine_n from_o the_o grape_n to_o their_o osiris_n which_o belong_v to_o noah_n as_o we_o be_v inform_v by_o moses_n chap._n 9.20_o the_o phaenician_o too_o have_v publish_v several_a fiction_n if_o philo_n byblius_n sanchoniathou_fw-mi have_v give_v we_o a_o true_a account_n of_o their_o theology_n a_o fragment_n of_o which_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o eusebius_n praeparatio_fw-la evangelica_n l._n 1._o cap._n 10._o which_o moses_n contradict_v as_o will_v soon_o appear_v by_o compare_v the_o two_o history_n 5._o he_o seem_v likewise_o by_o not_o only_o write_v his_o law_n but_o publish_v it_o and_o command_v it_o to_o be_v read_v every_o seven_o year_n deut._n 31.10_o tacit_o to_o reprehend_v the_o conduct_n of_o the_o egyptian_a priest_n who_o have_v several_a secret_a rite_n and_o hide_a dotrine_n which_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o discover_v to_o the_o people_n 3._o people_n the_o egyptian_a priest_n have_v not_o only_o their_o mystery_n and_o sacred_a doctrine_n which_o they_o do_v not_o hold_v it_o lawful_a to_o reveal_v to_o the_o people_n but_o peculiar_a letter_n or_o character_n which_o none_o but_o themselves_o can_v read_v vid._n herod_n l._n 2._o diod._n biblioth_n l._n 3._o see_v our_o note_n upon_o gen._n 41.8_o 6._o most_o of_o the_o oriental_a nation_n not_o only_o boast_v of_o their_o antiquity_n as_o diodorus_n siculus_n have_v observe_v in_o his_o first_o book_n but_o likewise_o extravagant_o praise_v their_o founder_n and_o reckon_v they_o among_o their_o god_n as_o after_o diodorus_n herodotus_n in_o the_o place_n abovementioned_a and_o manetho_n in_o eusebius_n praep._n evang._n l._n 2._o c._n 1._o and_o several_a other_o have_v remark_v now_o moses_n show_v they_o to_o be_v descend_v of_o cham_n noah_n three_o son_n who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o merit_v a_o place_n among_o the_o divinity_n that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v esteem_v a_o good_a man._n he_o likewise_o observe_v all_o under_o one_o chap._n 9.22_o that_o the_o canaanite_n be_v descend_v from_o that_o race_n which_o god_n have_v curse_v nor_o do_v he_o forget_v chap._n 19.37_o 38._o to_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o ammonite_n and_o the_o moabite_n come_v from_o incestuous_a parent_n and_o as_o the_o edomite_n may_v perhaps_o boast_v that_o they_o proceed_v from_o the_o elder_a son_n he_o expose_v his_o scandalous_a sell_v of_o his_o birthright_n chap._n 25._o nay_o perhaps_o he_o have_v this_o in_o his_o head_n when_o he_o observe_v that_o the_o young_a child_n be_v often_o prefer_v to_o the_o elder_a as_o we_o have_v observe_v upon_o 12._o upon_o it_o be_v remarkable_a enough_o say_v m._n le_fw-fr clerk_n upon_o this_o place_n that_o moses_n take_v care_n all_o along_o in_o his_o history_n wherein_o he_o omit_v innumerable_a particular_n of_o the_o great_a consequence_n to_o observe_v that_o several_a first-begotten_a son_n either_o forfeit_v their_o birthright_n or_o be_v inferior_a to_o their_o young_a brother_n in_o all_o good_a quality_n thus_o cain_n the_o first-born_a be_v not_o so_o acceptable_a to_o god_n as_o his_o brother_n abel_n and_o at_o last_o lose_v the_o privilege_n of_o primogeniture_n gen._n 4._o shem_fw-mi seem_v to_o be_v prefer_v to_o japhet_n gen._n 5._o &_o 9_o abraham_n to_o haran_n gen._n 11._o isaac_n to_o ishmael_n gen._n 17._o and_o jacob_n be_v set_v before_o isaiah_n among_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n reuben_n lose_v his_o birthright_n which_o be_v partly_o confer_v upon_o judah_n and_o partly_o upon_o joseph_n and_o joseph_n young_a son_n be_v prefer_v to_o the_o elder_n if_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o we_o to_o interpose_v our_o own_o conjecture_n continue_v he_o we_o may_v with_o probability_n enough_o suppose_v that_o the_o moabite_n the_o ammonite_n ishmaelite_n and_o edomite_n who_o be_v all_o descend_v from_o the_o elder_a son_n do_v upon_o that_o score_n claim_v a_o right_n over_o the_o 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